Thirty pieces

Silver Decoy 2005 Cabernet Franc (New Jersey) – Simultaneously underripe and overworked, which is not an unusual pair of flaws in wines from…let’s call them “non-prestige” areas. There’s unpleasant greenness and there’s a soupy texture, and the two together are not pleasant. The wine’s not horrid by any means, but I’ll stick to Jersey tomatoes, thanks. (9/07)